On November 23 a solemn ceremony dedicated to awarding diplomas to 36 graduates of the Academy of Justice involved in the list of candidates of investigators was held in the RA Investigative Committee. The Chairman of the RA Investigative Committee Hayk Grigoryan, Rector of the Academy of Justice Sergey Araqelyan, Board members of the RA Investigative Committee were present at the ceremony.

The investigators swore to faithfully serve the people of the Republic of Armenia, strictly adhere to the RA Constitution and laws, to protect human and citizen’s rights and freedoms, public order and security from criminal encroachments, to carry out their duties conscientiously and unconditionally.

Together with diplomas, 16 of the candidates of investigators also received the RA IC Chairman’s orders on employment in territorial subdivisions of the RA Investigative Committee. Two more candidates will be appointed, as well and 18 candidates of investigators of the Academy of Justice will be registered in personnel reserve of the Investigative Committee.

Congratulating the graduates the Chairman of the RA Investigative Committee Hayk Grigoryan appealed to treat the work with maximum responsibility and to choose the way of constant improvement.

«Being a specialist with a diploma, having legal knowledge is now enough to work as an investigator. The investigator must have a number of moral and psychological features, as well as a desire to periodically improve himself in order to carry out investigator's functions properly», emphasized Hayk Grigoryan.

IC Chairman informed that starting from the next year the investigators will be strictly tested once a year to check their knowledge and those who don't get over it will be dismissed on the base of discrepancy. The vacancies will be staffed by those involved in personnel reserve.

Rector of the Academy of Justice Sergey Araqelyan also had a congratulatory speech and expressed confidence that academy graduates are ready to carry out their mission with honor and meet everybody's expectations.

Turning to investigators Sergey Araqelyan told that in the face of the Academy of Justice they have a counterpart which is always ready to assist the investigators in their activities within its capabilities.

In 2018 professional training of those involved in the list of candidates of investigators was held in two groups in the Academy of Justice. 21 candidates involved in the first group received their diplomas on September 28, 2018.